Sermons on Suffering
Philippians 1:12-18 Rejoicing in the Advance of the Gospel…No Matter What.
We can rejoice in the advance of the Gospel even through suffering. You can rejoice in the Gospel’s advance through faithful believers. You can rejoice in the Gospel’s advance even through suffering caused by other believers.
Unbreakable Love in a Broken World – Romans 8:31-39
1) God’s love for us is unbreakable because of His gospel promises.(Romans 8:31-34) 2) God’s love for us is unbreakable because He has transformed us to be more than conquerors.(Romans 8:35-37) 3) God’s love for us is unbreakable because nothing is greater than our God and His love for us.(Romans 8:38-39)
Jesus and the Path to True Joy: A Merciful Heart – Matthew 5:7
The Attributes of Mercy The Demonstrations of Mercy The Promise of Mercy
The Glorious Lamb – Revelation 5
The Church can joyfully participate in the work of missions because: Jesus reigns over human history Jesus conquered the power of death Jesus accomplished a global salvation Jesus is worthy of all worship
The Promise of – And Power In – Persecution – John 15:18-16:4
1) Jesus promises that we will have persecution because the world hates Jesus 2) Jesus promises that we will have persecution because the world hates & does not know the Father 3) Jesus promises that in persecution the Holy Spirit will empower us to witness about Jesus
When Jesus Does Gloriously Unusual Things – John 11:1-27
1) An Unusual Delay (John 11:1-6) 2) An Unusual Gladness (John 11:7-16) 3) An Unusual Title (John 11:17-25) 4) An Unusual Promise (John 11:26-27)
Take Courage – Jesus is with You! John 6:16-21
Jesus Will Sometimes Send Us Into The Stormy Sea Jesus Sees What We Are Going Through & He Intercedes For Us & Comes To Us Jesus Tells Us To Not Be Afraid Because He Is With Us
Being Trained as Children of the King – Hebrews 12:3-11
Audio of the sermon only is above. 1) Remember God’s Word: God Trains Us Through Hardship (Hebrews 12:4-8) 2) Remember God’s Care: God Trains Us For Our Good (Hebrews 12:9-10) 3) Remember God’s Purpose: God Trains Us For Instruction in Christian Living (Hebrews 12:11) A video of today’s Worship Service is below. Worship begins at the 14 minute mark (we had it running ahead of time to allow people to find the Live video) and the sermon begins at the…